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The Bryn Tyddyn Light Railway's Garratt
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:18 pm
by SillyBilly
This afternoon was spent at TonyW's Bryn Tyddyn Light Railway with his recently received Accucraft Garratt, runs as good as it looks. I took the Mamod for a change, and it preformed very well untill the wind got up.
Departing the Station
Crossing the Viaduct
The Money Shot
Gag Torton poses with 143
With my Mamod
Mamod with my Passenger Stock in the main Station
At the Tree Loop
Little & Large
Cheap & Expensive
Velinheli rounds off the day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6fQ8TqFkCs
And a video if you fancy.
Thanks Tony!
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:45 pm
by TonyW
My absolute pleasure! Some cracking photos there.
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:24 pm
by SLRmidge
What a beastie
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:32 pm
by laalratty
Really nice pics there, like the shot of the mamod and the garratt
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:51 pm
by SillyBilly
Couldn't resist posting this crop
Compare & Contrast
Photo stolen and cropped from
www.whr.bangor.ac.uk/143.htm .
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:05 pm
by laalratty
SillyBilly wrote:
WOW
really like this one
, I take it it is one from the first post cropped? Looks much better
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:12 am
by MuzTrem
Awesome stuff
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:40 pm
by Endless, Nameless
Ace photos- especially like the head- on crop. The Hunslet is very nice too...
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:40 pm
by Palmerston
Heres is mine......
It broke down shortly after and hasent run since. Its still in bits waiting for me to fit RC and do some mods to get a reliable loco as i should be deliverd by ACC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr-WQjq_TU0
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:14 pm
by LMS-Jools
Magic
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:13 pm
by ptlrcecil
Im amazed
1. the pics are great
2. Its the first accucraft garret ive seen that actually runs well.
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:34 am
by TonyW
Palmerston wrote:... do some mods to get a reliable loco as i should be deliverd by ACC :(
Can I ask what is wrong with yours? I'd be more than happy to help get it running again, if I can! Do you know which batch (1, 2 or 3) it is from? Mine is from batch 3, which can be identified by the extra strengthening pieces at the top of the cab door openings.
Mine worked perfectly "out of the box". It is true that I did some mods to it before I ran it (boiler water filling system, gas tank warming valve) but these were my choice to do and purely for my convenience. I have not had to make any mechanical alterations to it at all.
Accucraft do not sell locos direct to the public, they only sell through dealers. Accucraft dealers are obliged by law (Sale of Goods Act) to provide a product that is fit for purpose, and if a loco does not work it is not fit for purpose and should have been returned to the dealer who sold it for a refund or repair. This would also apply if it suffered a failure of some kind soon after delivery as a result of poor manufacture and would be covered by the guarantee provided with the loco.
I have to say that I was fully aware of the perceived problems that these locos seem to have suffered, and made it quite clear to the dealer I used that it would be back to them in a flash if there were *any* problems with it. This was accepted (and encouraged!) by them and I was told quite clearly that any tinkering by me could result in invalidating the warranty.
Personally, I was not prepared to spend that amount of cash on something that did not work, and could not be made to work by the dealer.
I am extremely happy with my loco and with the service that I have received both from my dealer and from Accucraft themselves.